Memory quilts passage comprehension

Memory quilts

Passage comprehension

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.10

Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Multiple Choice

What is a quilt made with?

• A. pieces of plastic

• B. pieces of fabric

• C. pieces of metal

Memory Quilts

Most blankets just keep people warm when they go to sleep. A memory quilt is a blanket that does a lot more than keep people warm. Any quilt is made with pieces of fabric. The person who creates a memory quilt uses those pieces of fabric to honor a person, a family, a team, or even a country. People make memory quilts by bringing together lots of small fabric squares. For example, a mother creating this kind of quilt might use pieces of her son's old baby outfit to remind her of the early days of his life.

She could also include drawings or photographs of her son that have been printed on fabric. When fabric squares are ready, a quilter sews them together. This can be done by hand or with a sewing machine. The squares become one big piece of fabric. That is the quilt's top layer. Two other fabric layers are needed. The middle layer is the blanket filling. The backing is the bottom layer. After the layers are sewn together, the quilt is finished. Memory quilts are a beautiful way to remember something or someone special. 

Multiple Choice

The article describes the sequence of steps taken to make a memory quilt. What is the last step in this sequence?

• A. Lots of small fabric squares are brought together.

• B. The three layers of the memory quilt are sewn together.

• C. The fabric squares of the memory quilt are sewn together.

Multiple Choice

A memory quilt can use pieces of fabric to honor a person. What evidence from the article supports this statement?

• A. Most blankets just keep people warm when they go to sleep, but a memory quilt does a lot more than that.

• B. When a quilter sews fabric squares together, they become one big piece of fabric.

• C. A mother creating a memory quilt might use pieces of her son's old baby outfit to remind her of the early days of his life.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this article?

• A. A memory quilt is a blanket that is used to help people remember something or someone special.

• B. The top layer of a memory quilt is made of small pieces of fabric that are sewn together.

• C. A mother creating a memory quilt for her son could include drawings or photographs of her son that have been printed on fabric.

Multiple Choice

What do memory quilts do besides help people remember someone or something special?

• A. Memory quilts help teams win games.

• B. Memory quilts keep people warm.

• C. Memory quilts sew pieces of fabric together.

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that best completes this sentence. Most blankets just keep people warm, _______ a memory quilt does more than that.

• A. so

• B. because

• C. but

Open Ended

Read this sentence from the text. "Memory quilts are a beautiful way to remember something or someone special." What makes memory quilts beautiful? Support your answer with evidence from the article.

Memory Quilts

Most blankets just keep people warm when they go to sleep. A memory quilt is a blanket that does a lot more than keep people warm. Any quilt is made with pieces of fabric. The person who creates a memory quilt uses those pieces of fabric to honor a person, a family, a team, or even a country. People make memory quilts by bringing together lots of small fabric squares. For example, a mother creating this kind of quilt might use pieces of her son's old baby outfit to remind her of the early days of his life.

She could also include drawings or photographs of her son that have been printed on fabric. When fabric squares are ready, a quilter sews them together. This can be done by hand or with a sewing machine. The squares become one big piece of fabric. That is the quilt's top layer. Two other fabric layers are needed. The middle layer is the blanket filling. The backing is the bottom layer. After the layers are sewn together, the quilt is finished. Memory quilts are a beautiful way to remember something or someone special. 

Open Ended

What or whom can a memory quilt honor? Give at least two examples from the article.